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US publisher Activision has announced its preliminary financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ending March 31st, showing that the company enjoyed annual net revenues of $1.51 billion. This figure beats the previous year’s $1.47 billion, and is well ahead of the publisher’s original forecast of $1.40 billion. Activision’s …

New UK office for Microsoft Game Studios sparks hunt for first-party games

Expo for Interactive Entertainment: Independent and Original event to run alongside new E3

Warhawk and SingStar to take centre stage at Swedish exhibition

Fizzysoft’s binary file editor available online

THQ has confirmed that it will now not be publishing SimBin’s upcoming Xbox 360 title GTR Racing, consumer games portal CVG is reporting. GTR, a hardcore racing title, has already enjoyed much success on PC, and THQ was due to publish the Xbox 360 version this Spring. "THQ and SimBin …

A translation from Finnish games mag Magaza Pelaaja courtesy of games blog Kotaku claims that Ubisoft’s next outing for stealthy gaming superstar Sam Fisher will be dubbed Splinter Cell: Conviction. After dabbling with the idea of turning his back on the government in the last outing, Double Agent, this new …

Microsoft is to acquire ScreenTonic, the French mobile advertising specialist, in a move that signals a major acceleration of the Seattle giant’s mobile ambitions. The move for Screentonic is another landmark deal in a frantic period that has seen a mad scramble for position in digital advertising. Observers have been …

Canadian operation to create 200 more jobs in next two years.